Great Wall of China with the magnificent fortifications
Vintage engraving of Great Wall of China with…
Like it or not, history as it was taught us at school is mostly a matter of power, blood and abuse along the centuries. Thus here you’ll find scenes of battles, carnage, invasions, a few mighty figures deciding the destiny of thousands of commoners, pious bishops way more fearsome than bloodthirsty assassins, portraits of powerful kings promptly forgotten after their premature demise (often at hand of an impatient heir), and here and there a comparatively harmless selfless character that was allowed into history due to some mysterious glitch. Don’t blame us for that, we’re just the messengers…
Vintage engraving of Great Wall of China with…
Vintage engraving of Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition: the…
California San Francisco California street, engraving from year…
California San Francisco Montgomery street, engraving from year…
Engraving portrait of William Pitt the Younger Prime…
The first untethered balloon flight by Pilatre de…
Engraving portrait of John Locke influential Enlightenment thinker…
California San Francisco Bank of California building, engraving…
Portrait of Francisco Pizarro Gonzalez spanish conquistador of…
XVIII century: Augustus II the Strong Elector of…
Henry VII travels to Rome for his coronation…
Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I learns the alchemy…
Statues of Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor and…
‘Antique’ Electricity – Brief history of the electricity…
Guns and cold weapon used in 19th century,…